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Technical Discussion => Security => Topic started by: amsa on October 01, 2013, 12:07:53 AM

Title: License in the Cisco ISE
Post by: amsa on October 01, 2013, 12:07:53 AM: Hi

Please help me

How to extend the license in the Cisco ISE?
Title: Re: License in the Cisco ISE
Post by: amsa on October 01, 2013, 12:14:39 AM: I would like to extend the license because I still want to discover its features

Please help me
Title: Re: License in the Cisco ISE
Post by: MC on October 01, 2013, 07:39:05 AM: If you are currently using eval license, I am afraid it is not possible without starting from scratch. Taking backup and restore to a fresh ISE install does not work neither as the license will follow and you will still be stuck at the login page.
The only way is to contact your Cisco SE and ask them to issue you an extension license.
Title: Re: License in the Cisco ISE
Post by: adecisco on October 02, 2013, 04:14:39 AM: Whatever you want to do beyond purchasing the license it mean hacking into the box. But if is for testing purpose I guess some guys install it in SMB using the eval version but which ever way once your eval period expire the next ethical thing to do is to purchase the license.

Beside, you can install the fresh install and take a precausion next time to do configuration backup when it expire setup another box and roll into the config back to the new box. I have not try it out yet but one could not know what trial can give you..

Cheers!
Title: Re: License in the Cisco ISE
Post by: MC on October 02, 2013, 06:09:38 PM: Agree.. You can get the eval license extension from the Cisco SE usually when you do a PoC. If this is a personal lab setup, you are pretty much out of luck. Like I mentioned, backing up and restoring to a fresh install won't work.
Title: Re: License in the Cisco ISE
Post by: chris-a on November 01, 2013, 04:02:21 PM: Cisco do a not-for-resale (NFR) version of ISE.

You can obtain this from the Partner Evaluation Site.

It's a permanent license for 20 nodes - more than enough for lab work.

They're currently offering 1.2. I obtained 1.1 and it's updated OK.

The one problem is with version 1.2, you now require a support contract to obtain the updates. I've spoke and emailed no end of people at Cisco about this, but cannot find a resolution. I'm not prepared to purchase a SMARTnet for an NFR product.

Anyway - the link you need is here:

http://www.cisco.com/go/nmsevals

Cheers.
Title: Re: License in the Cisco ISE
Post by: MC on November 01, 2013, 10:09:35 PM: Correct me if I am wrong, I thought NFR is only made available to Cisco partner. I don't think anyone can just purchase those.
Title: Re: License in the Cisco ISE
Post by: adecisco on November 01, 2013, 10:47:08 PM: Yeah NFR is meant and only meant for Cisco Partner for the purpose of demonstration ISE features during Proof of Concept (POC) usually use by pre-sale engineer to sell Cisco ISE solution.

Giving it out will definitely be outside license agreement.
Title: Re: License in the Cisco ISE
Post by: chris-a on November 03, 2013, 03:30:28 AM: Yes I work for a Premier Partner so that explains why I was able to download it.
Title: Re: License in the Cisco ISE
Post by: G N Chowdary on November 12, 2013, 04:15:17 AM: NFR is Available only to Cisco Registered Partners and Resellers Only. For end users there is no option to get the evaluation license extended.

Even the backup and restore will not work as the licensing information will be available within the backup.

The only possible way is get the new licenses from cisco SE.
Title: Re: License in the Cisco ISE
Post by: adecisco on November 13, 2013, 11:04:57 PM: You are quite right. Evaluation copy if for poc that will not go beyond 60 days or for practicing to master ISE.